25 Facts About Loretta Weinberg

Loretta Weinberg was the Democratic nominee for Lieutenant Governor of New Jersey in the 2009 election, having been selected by Governor Jon Corzine as his running mate on July 24.

Corzine and Loretta Weinberg were defeated by the Republican ticket of Chris Christie and Kim Guadagno on November 3,2009.

Loretta Weinberg serves on the Senate Health, Human Services and Senior Citizens Committee and on the State Government Committee.

Loretta Weinberg is a former member of the Senate Commerce Committee and the Senate Judiciary Committee.

Loretta Weinberg served in the General Assembly, the lower house of the New Jersey Legislature, until 2005.

Loretta Weinberg served as the Chairwoman of the Health and Human Services Committee and Vice Chairwoman of the Family, Women, and Children's Services Committee.

Loretta Weinberg was elected to the Teaneck Township Council in 1990, completing her council term in 1994.

Besides her service in the Legislature, Loretta Weinberg has been active in community organizations including the American Red Cross, Shelter Our Sisters, the Bergen Family Center, AARP Teaneck Chapter, New Jersey Network of Women Elected Officials, National Organization of Women Legislators and the National Council of Jewish Women.

Loretta Weinberg has been selected by Marquis Who's Who for inclusion in the "Who's Who of American Women List".

Loretta Weinberg has completed all course work for a Master of Public Administration from Fairleigh Dickinson University.

On January 13,2020, Loretta Weinberg announced her retirement from politics in January 2022 when her current term expires.

Loretta Weinberg resigned on January 7,2022, four days before the end of her term, to join a board of directors role at Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey.

Loretta Weinberg ran for the New Jersey Senate after fellow District 37 legislator Byron Baer resigned from the Senate on September 8,2005.

Loretta Weinberg said the chairman agreed to back her for [Assembly] majority leader, while she pledged to support a candidate of his choosing to replace state Senator Byron Barer when the 75-year-old steps down.

Loretta Weinberg then let it be known she was interested, and on September 11,2005, United States Senator Jon Corzine, the Democratic candidate for Governor of New Jersey, endorsed Loretta Weinberg for Baer's seat.

Loretta Weinberg filed a legal challenge to the caucus results to have the unopened ballots included, which she believed were cast for her.

Judge Doyne decided on October 3,2005, in Loretta Weinberg's favor, ruling that ballots from the "Tenafly Five" should be counted.

The "Tenafly Five" ballots were opened by Judge Peter Doyne, and each ballot was cast for Loretta Weinberg, thus giving her the slim margin of victory.

Loretta Weinberg played a major role in revealing the Fort Lee lane closure scandal.

Loretta Weinberg convinced fellow state legislator John Wisniewski to take an interest in the case.

Loretta Weinberg was a lead advocate of the 2002 New Jersey Childproof Handgun Law, which would restrict the sale of handguns in NJ to smart guns that "can only be fired by an authorized or recognized user" three years after the technology became generally available.

Loretta Weinberg lost $1.3 million in a retirement fund that had been invested through a Beverly Hills, California financial planner with Bernard Madoff, without her knowledge.

Loretta Weinberg was selected as the Democratic candidate for Lieutenant Governor of New Jersey in the 2009 election by Governor Jon Corzine on July 24.

Loretta Weinberg was attempting to become the state's first Lieutenant Governor.

Corzine and Loretta Weinberg were defeated by Chris Christie on November 3,2009.